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IBM DB2 < 8 Fix Pack 15 / 9.x < 9 Fix Pack 3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Description

According to its version, the installation of IBM DB2 on the remote host is affected by one or more of the following vulnerabilities :

- A local user may be able to overwrite arbitrary files,
create arbitrary world-writeable directories, or gain root
privileges via symlink attacks or specially-crafted
environment variables.
- A user may be able to continue to execute a method even
once privileges for the method have been revoked (IY88226,
version 8 only).
- There is an unspecified vulnerability related to
incorrect authorization routines (JR25940, version 8
only).
- There is an unspecified vulnerability in
'AUTH_LIST_GROUPS_FOR_AUTHID' (IZ01828, version 9.1
only).
- There is an unspecified vulnerability in the 'db2licm'
and 'db2pd' tools (IY97922 / IY97936).
- There is an unspecified vulnerability involving
'db2licd' and the 'OSSEMEMDBG' and 'TRC_LOG_FILE'
environment variables (IY98011 / IY98101).
- There is a buffer overflow involving the 'DASPROF'
environment variable (IY97346 / IY99311).
- There is an unspecified vulnerability that can arise
during instance and FMP startup (IZ01923 / IZ02067).

Note that there is currently insufficient information to determine to what extent the first set of issues overlaps the others.

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